Damrong Rajanubhab

HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab (Thai including his full title: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมพระยาดำรงราชานุภาพ) (June 21, 1862 - December 1, 1943) was the founder of the modern Thai education system as well as the modern provincial administration. He was also a self-taught historian, and one of the most influential intellectuals of his time.

References

• Biography from the Encyclopedia of Asian History
• Tej Bunnag, The Provincial Administration of Siam 1892-1915, ISBN 0195803434